Canadian girls’s hockey crew veteran ahead Rebecca Johnston has been employed by the NHL’s Calgary Flames in a participant growth function.

The three-time Olympic gold medallist will work in participant growth, prospect analysis and on-ice instruction in addition to with the Flames Basis in group packages in a full-time function, the Flames stated Tuesday.

Johnston, of Sudbury, Ont., was the oldest participant on the Canadian crew that gained Olympic gold in Beijing in February at 32.

She was additionally a member of groups that claimed gold in 2010 and 2014, in addition to silver in 2018.

Johnston ranks eighth all-time in nationwide crew factors with 61 targets and 77 assists in 174 profession video games.

She additionally appeared in 11 world championships, profitable gold thrice.

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